Comments on: The Confirmation Hearings

By: Bill Reynolds

Bill Reynolds — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:07:45 +0000

Vladimir hit it on Youngstown. No BS on precedent or original meaning; simply what makes sense in this scheme we have. Jackson was a wonderful writer. Compare Kennedy who tries oh so hard and never makes it.

By: Vladimir

Vladimir — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:24:35 +0000

Gerard, on the canonization of Justice Jackson’s Youngstown concurrence — it’s because Americans of all political stripes loathe judicial formalism and love the free-wheeling, subjective, legal realist analysis Jackson advocates, particularly his embrace of judicial creativity and rejection of the idea that the Founders have anything relevant to say to us today.

Oh wait… which is to say, you’re asking a really good question. (For what it’s worth, every time I teach it, I fall in love all over again — Jackson’s writing is a thing of beauty!)

By: A.W.

A.W. — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:27:47 +0000

Sure, its all very insightful except for the part where she lied blatantly about her own words and the dems shamelessly smile and play along.

I guess that is insightful in its own way.

and improve the image of lawyers? we are placing a person on the bench who clearly does not believe in equal justice before the law. its hard to call that an improvement.

By: Quincy Q

Quincy Q — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:06:02 +0000

I think Sotomayor eventual confirmation will signal yet another new beginning for our country. Appointing her as a justice will not only improve the image of our country and justice system, but will also go a long way in also improving the general image of lawyers in this country.